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• A 14-year-old girl has been raped in a 'horrendous' south London...

  16-09-2017 23:16 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Police have launched an investigation after a teenage girl was raped in a "horrendous" attack in south London.The "vulnerable" 14-year-old was assaulted in broad daylight by an unknown assailant in a secluded area of a park.The Metropolitan Police are now searching for a man described as a black male in his 20s following the assault.READ MORE: Patient who escaped from Croydon hospital and then stabbed a jogger is given a life sentenceThe victim was attacked between 9am and...
  
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• Even Better Than The Real Thing: Who is the Amy Winehouse singer...

  16-09-2017 18:05 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A singer born and raised in Norbury is starring on a one-off BBC One show tonight as Amy Winehouse after being chosen as one of the world's best tribute acts. Tania Alboni, who went to Downsview Primary School and Westwood Girls' College, is hoping to steal the show on Even Better Than the Real Thing that is being hosted by Paddy McGuinness. Her early years in Croydon helped shape the career she would eventually follow. She explained: "My favourite teacher Mrs Mohtashemi was our form tutor...
  
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• Dozens of Ryanair flights a day are going to be cancelled over...

  16-09-2017 17:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  If you are due to be flying with Ryanair over the next few weeks it would be sensible to check whether the flight is going ahead as planned. That's because your holidays might get disrupted because someone else wants to take theirs. The budget airline has announced it will cancel up to 50 flights a day for the next six weeks to help staff catch up on their holiday entitlement. READ MORE: A brave weather forecaster has already predicted whether it will snow on Christmas Day This follows the...
  
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• Car bursts into flames on Brighton Road and owner tries to tackle...

  16-09-2017 17:20 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A car burst into flames on someone's front drive in Coulsdon this afternoon with the reported owner being spotted desperately trying to put out the blaze with a garden hose.Firefighters rushed to the scene of the fire on Brighton Road today (Saturday, September 16) as the car suddenly became enveloped in flames.READ MORE: People are mocking Islamic State for claiming Parsons Green attack and it is so brilliantly BritishThe owner of the car had been working on it at the time, a firefighter...
  
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• A brave weather forecaster has already predicted whether it will...

  16-09-2017 16:01 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  With 99 days until Christmas you might think it is way too early to know whether or not is going to snow on December 25. But one brave weather forecaster is putting his reputation on the line by predicting whether or not we will see the white stuff this year. Long range weather forecasts are being made more and more and Dave Reynolds, from The Weather Channel, has made one for this Christmas. Sadly for those of use hoping for snow he doesn't think the signs are good. READ MORE: 15 stunning...
  
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• 'Vehicles keep crashing into my home, something needs to be done...

  16-09-2017 12:18 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  A woman in Wallington is calling for additional safety measures to stop vehicles from continually crashing into her home. Traffic was brought to a standstill on Thursday close to Beddington Village Hall when a truck ploughed through Hayley Levy's front wall and into her neighbour's scaffolding."The truck was coming down Beddington Lane and his [the driver's] foot slipped off the brake and onto the accelerator," she explained."He veered across the road and into our garden, took...
  
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• 20 of the best photos from Luna nightclub in Croydon last Saturday night - Croydon Advertiser

  16-09-2017 12:02 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  20 of the best photos from Luna nightclub in Croydon last Saturday night
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  If you are planning on heading out tonight the club will have another of its Sleepover Saturdays in full swing where there will be 50% off drinks before 11pm. Hopefully the hangover won't be too bad in the morning! Have a scroll through the gallery ...
  
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• 20 of the best photos from Luna nightclub in Croydon last...

  16-09-2017 11:32 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  Remember posing for that photographer last Saturday night in the nightclub? What do you mean you cannot even remember if you went to a club!? These pictures might jog some memories for one or two people. They were all taken at Luna nightclub in Croydon last Saturday night. If you are planning on heading out tonight the club will have another of its Sleepover Saturdays in full swing where there will be 50% off drinks before 11pm.Hopefully the hangover won't be too bad in the morning!Have a...
  
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• Wetherspoons threatens to stop selling popular European drinks - Croydon Advertiser

  16-09-2017 11:03 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
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  Wetherspoons threatens to stop selling popular European drinks
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  There are fears that JD Wetherspoon is going to axe two of its best-selling products after Brexit unless EU officials "wise up". The boss of the pub giant, which owns pubs including The George, The Skylark and The Flora Sandes in Croydon, Tim Martin ...and more »
  
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• Aldi has only gone and launched a new advent calendar which is...

  16-09-2017 10:25 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  While we know that a lot of you won't want to think about Christmas yet we are sure a lot of you might be thinking about wine.If so, despite it still being September, you might want to get excited about a new advent calendar from Aldi filled with wine. Not just tiny offerings of the stuff either – 200ml bottles, which is a little bigger than a medium glass (or the old small, before 125ml servings were launched).READ MORE: Wetherspoon's pubs in Croydon reducing price of food and drink for..
  
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• Wetherspoons threatens to stop selling popular European drinks

  16-09-2017 10:11 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  There are fears that JD Wetherspoon is going to axe two of its best-selling products after Brexit unless EU officials "wise up".The boss of the pub giant, which owns pubs including The George, The Skylark and The Flora Sandes in Croydon, Tim Martin has threatened to call time on any EU-made beers or coffee.Mr Martin, who is a prominent supporter of Brexit, has claimed that European Commission President Jean Claude Juncker and others risk making EU goods more expensive by blocking a...
  
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• People are mocking Islamic State for claiming Parsons Green...

  16-09-2017 09:38 via croydonadvertiser.co.uk
  
  With a manhunt under way to find the terrorist who left a "bucket bomb" on a packed London Underground train you might expect the great British public to be scared. Too scared to use a train. Too scared to travel into London. Too scared even to go out. Some perhaps will be. But there are certain things you can also be assured of with British people. READ MORE: The 20 most famous people who have ever lived in Croydon ranked in order We have that beautiful ability to stick two...
  
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• McDonald's worker, 19, left with horrific injuries after being slashed with an axe by a 'masked Maori man' in the ... - Daily Mail

  16-09-2017 01:37 via dailymail.co.uk
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  McDonald's worker, 19, left with horrific injuries after being slashed with an axe by a 'masked Maori man' in the ...
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  A teenager has been rushed to hospital after he was attacked by a man with an axe early Saturday morning at a Sydney McDonald's. A masked Maori man confronted the 19-year-old manager at about 12.30am before violently assaulting him with the blunt ...
  Teenager attacked with axe at McDonalds in Croydon, SydneyNEWS.com.au
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